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Thank you Mike. I have been searching (with some sucess) on this, but I had not found these links, so they are very much appreciated!

And thank you Michael: I realize that being dismounted means that I probably woud'nt have been equipped with a sabre, but our company is requesting that we (mounted and dismounted) at least have one. And that being the case, I wanted to be able to use it properly if and when the time comes. Thanks so much!

And rather than this turn into a post about historically correct practices over what some units tend to do despite historical precedance, and since some good links have been posted to answer the original query, I'll lock this one down to be proactive....

"But our opportunity to learn and grow, to communicate the richness of the lives that have gone before us, that does not change. We do not outgrow it. It does not tatter and fall apart in our hands..." -Mrs. Terre Lawson, 2010